blowhard
noun
blow·hard
ˈblō-ˌhärd 
plural blowhards
: an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart, windbag
… was trapped in a hellish marriage to … a struttingly insensitive macho blowhard.—
Owen Gleiberman
Owen GleibermanBut he was seen by many in Congress as a blowhard, given to long-winded talks bristling with allusions to the Bible, ancient history, and the Constitution.—Thomas E. Ricks
Thomas E. RicksExamples of blowhard in a Sentence
a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard
a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else
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In the best Scrooge tradition, Brad — a three-time Razzie Award nominee who at the story’s beginning is filming the seventh installment of his cheesy action movie series Killing Time — is an obnoxious blowhard who hits on his married co-star and refuses to do his own stunts.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
At least two of those questions now rest at the center of a $5 million defamation lawsuit filed late last month by the 27-year-old country singer against a right-wing blowhard who accused her of being in cahoots with the Israeli intelligence service.
—Joseph Bullmore, Air Mail, 22 Nov. 2025
So was naming Michael Lombardi UNC’s general manager, a blowhard whose arrogance is unmatched, even in a sport composed of cocksure coaches and executives.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The flirty blowhard with the goatee is a younger philosophy professor, Hank (Andrew Garfield), who signals their years of friendship (and maybe more) by propping his legs up against her on the couch.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
At least two of those questions now rest at the center of a $5 million defamation lawsuit filed late last month by the 27-year-old country singer against a right-wing blowhard who accused her of being in cahoots with the Israeli intelligence service.
—Joseph Bullmore, Air Mail, 22 Nov. 2025
So was naming Michael Lombardi UNC’s general manager, a blowhard whose arrogance is unmatched, even in a sport composed of cocksure coaches and executives.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The flirty blowhard with the goatee is a younger philosophy professor, Hank (Andrew Garfield), who signals their years of friendship (and maybe more) by propping his legs up against her on the couch.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blowhard
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“Blowhard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowhard. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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